Client Overview

The client wanted to solve a major problem of facilitating a system for transportation for people waiting, arriving or departing from airports. They were looking for a streamlined solution that benefits taxi and cab drivers to connect over a single virtual portal to get real-time updates about passenger traffic in terminals, road traffic etc.

Objectives

Based on the client’s vision we consulted to create a cross platform mobile app that serves as a subscription based virtual portal to serve the client’s purpose and model of operations.

We created the following objectives for the app:

The ‘Taxi Holding Lines’ App will aim to improve time and cost efficiency as well as enable taxi drivers to serve passengers better.
The drivers can select their destination airport based on the passenger traffic in waiting and make the most of their serviceability.
The App needed to perform on a subscription based model which would provide revenue to enhance the business.

Challenges

One of the major challenges we encountered was to manage the extensive amount of real-time data. We needed to concise it and ensure we can deliver an App that can deliver uninterrupted performance.
Time coordination was tricky to manage as we were dealing with airports, passengers and taxi drivers all across the US which has 4 distinct time zones.

Technology & Framework

For Android we used Java Framework.
For iOS we used Swift Framework
To create the backend we used .NET

Solutions Offered

Despite various creative ideas we had for the UI, we wanted to keep a simple approach to the layout. So the client and our team both agreed on a white background with a lighter shade of Navy Blue for the Buttons. This was the color used in their logo thus establishing a brand connect.
We selected to build the Android App on Java framework with .NET API sync features which helped us create a scalable and secure application. For iOS we stuck with Swift framework as that is the most stable yet intuitive.
We created customized notification systems that are easy to deploy and work across devices despite the platform.

The Results

The final application was launched after an intensive phase of QA testing.
The results of terminal traffic and data were accurate up to 99.99%. This was a major challenge that we were successful in resolving.
The App was capable of working seamlessly across a wide range of devices for both Android and iOS.
The Driver Registration and Subscription plans were implemented successfully and the resulting transactions were appropriately recorded.